Get that combination and coordination of tapping, hammer-ons and pull-offs flowing nicely with a minimum of stops. It can in addition be usefull for those new to tapping to build up some tapping-finger strength.

Extend your rhythmic ideas over a static chord progression.

We'll work on rhythmic variations with the tapping technique using one and four fingers.

Show some lick that will give a fresh sound to the old and over used pentatonic. Two concept in particular will spice things up: Rhythmic Displacement and Accent Shifting. This lesson will improve: Pentatonic Knowledge, Phrasing, Rhythmic Displacement, Accent Shifting and Sweep Picking.

In Etude No.2 we look at playing polyrhythms within fingerpicking patterns. This is part two in a series of etudes.

Introducing modern funk lead guitar concepts in this lesson. Although funk guitar is mostly about rhythm, there is certainly a good lead aspect as well, specially in the modern times. Not only is this modern aspect of funk lead playing good sounding in funk, but in many other types of music, blending with several other styles and pushing the boundaries into fusion music.

We will cover some cool funky rhythmic licks and tricks. Also, there are advices on how to create that old school funky feel. The lesson covers the basics of the funky grooves found in the main video, and there are explanations on how to develop them if you are interested in developing this style for your purposes.

We will cover some basic funk lead licks that will help you develop your funky soloing.

Explore the Al Di Meola playing. Contains rhythm guitar to show you some of the things that this player uses.